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Inspection Services

DPIS Builder Services offers over 100 different type of inspections from inspecting the site prior to placement, through the pour of the foundation and construction of the frame and right through to final quality assurance: code, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and cosmetic. All inspections are conducted by trained and certified inspectors.

Pier Inspection

Typically a Pre-Placement and Placement inspection of Piers on the same day. Inspection of the drilling of the holes for the correct size diameter and the depth stated by the Soil Report documentation. Inspection of the makeup of the rebar being installed into the hole. Inspection also covers the concrete being poured into the piers.

Site Preparation

Inspection is a site visit to verify the foundation site work has been completed and prepared to the engineering specification of the foundation design. It involves our inspection team verifying proper drainage for the entire section. This is typically followed by an engineering report informing the builder to the status of the site and the possible work needed from the builder/developer to ensure proper foundation structural integrity. This inspection can also cover the foundation pad as well.

Plumbing Rough

Inspection of the PVC piping which plumbers install in and under the slab. The inspection is to insure a proper slope fall of the pipes and the proper connection of the fitting. This inspection can be done with water in the pipes to verify there are no leaks present before being covered with foundation dirt.

Sub Surface Drainage

This service is the inspection of a French Drain application. This French Drain can either be during a Walk-Out Basement construction or a French Drain for backyard water removal. Either of these applications could be covered with this type of inspection.

Pre-Placement Inspection

Typically our first inspection for the builder. This inspection makes sure the builder constructed the slab exactly like our foundation engineering dictated to the builder. This covers beam depths, strand orientation, strand count, proper amount of chair spacing, rebar, etc. Builder should run a string from each corner to corner to help inspector perform his job better.

Deep Beam Pre-Placement

Inspection of the lower part of a beam that cannot be poured on the same day. This usually covers the makeup of the rebar and the extension rebar connecting the deep beam to the foundation to be poured later above the deep beam below.

Footer Pre-Placement

Inspection to cover the lower part of a double or triple pour system. This could be the lower part of walk out basement foundation or the lower part of a retaining wall. This inspection covers the makeup of the rebar and extensions of rebar or anchoring system of what will tie in later on top of the footer.

Stem Wall Pre-Placement

Inspection covers the second part of a three pour system. This is the vertical concrete structure that connects the lower concrete system with the future upper concrete system. This could also be assigned on a retaining wall makeup. This inspection covers the makeup of rebar and the extension anchoring system of what will be attached above at a later time.

Placement Inspection

Typically our second inspection on our foundation design. This inspection insures the locations of each truck within the foundation system. The inspector makes sure the foundation labor or turn-key companies do not request too much water in the mix. This is the most important inspection in the foundation to make sure our foundation will be structurally sound for many years to come.

Deep Beam Placement

This inspection covers the pouring of the concrete in a Deep Beam system. It follows the same process as the Placement Inspection except it is for the Deep Beam part of the foundation system.

Footer Placement

This inspection covers the pouring of the concrete in a Footer system. This could be the lower portion of a three part pour or the base of a retaining wall system. It follows the same process as the Placement Inspection except it is for the Footer or base of a Retaining Wall part of the foundation system.

Stem Wall Placement

This inspection covers the pouring of the concrete in a Stem Wall system. This could be the vertical portion of a three part pour or the pouring of a retaining wall system. It follows the same process as the Placement Inspection except it is for the vertical Stem Wall part of the foundation system.

Elongation Inspection

This inspection happens after the pouring of the concrete. The post tension companies get notified from DPIS that it is OK to stress the cables. Once the cables have been elongated (stressed), DPIS goes out and verifies the cables have been elongated to a required minimum distance. This is done by the inspector measuring how far the painted cable has moved outside of the form of the foundation system.

Elongation W/Elevations

Same as the above Elongation Inspection with added slab elevations at the top of the slab at all corners.

Frame - Sub-Floor Only

This is an added inspection when residential construction presents a wood flooring system tied to a foundation system. We must inspect this framing system before it gets to a point where we cannot see this portion of the construction at a later date.

Blocking Inspection

Inspection of the Frame Only system concentrating on floor blocking and chase blocking. This should never be a consultative inspection to allow the construction to move to the next stage. This inspection helps retain your framer. The items caught on this inspection can be re-inspected at the FrameNet stage.

Shear wall Inspection

Inspection of the shear wall system and outside structural wall bracing system. This inspection should happen before the Drainage Plane is installed.

Clip & Strap

Inspection of the Clips & Straps for wind speed call outs on all product outside of the TDI Windstorm certification area. This is used when a city has mandated a design of a higher wind speed and we are verifying our design.

Frame - Structural Only

Inspection to be used when we are verifying the frame structural design ONLY. This inspection does not include Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing call outs. Consulting type inspection to insure the structure built matches the frame engineer design.

Mechanical Only

Inspection of the Mechanical system only at the Rough Frame Stage.

Electrical Only

Inspection of the Electrical system only at the Rough Frame Stage.

Sheathing Inspection

Inspection of the outside Sheathing system for proper nailing and sufficient wall bracing per framing design. This inspection is bundled with our Wall Brace Design and certifies your wind speed requirement has been met.

Drainage Plane Inspection

Inspection to look at the Drainage Plane system of the home. This inspection is typically called in when the builder wants to move on with cladding the home before the frame inspection stage has been cleared fully

Frame .NET

This inspection is our most thorough and time consuming inspection for our builders. This inspection covers structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. The items within this inspection are tracked for the builder and issued as a report for them to see what items are being called out. This inspection must pass before moving on to the sheetrock stage, especially the structural part pertaining back to our engineering design.

Insulation - Energy Star

Insulation - E-Star w/Rough Duct

Insulation inspection to Energy Star Standards with a Rough Duct Inspection performed at the Frame Stage.

Insulation - EFL

Insulation inspection to the EFL Standards.

Insulation - Code

Insulation inspection to verify all energy components that were initially inserted into the rating file.

Insulation - Energy Star w/Green

Insulation inspection to the Energy Star Standards along with the Green Building requirement that the builder originally decided to build to be a part of whatever green program the builder chose to be a part of.

Insulation Code w/Green

Insulation inspection to the energy code standards they originally chose to rate their plans to go along with all of the items they decided to use to score on the Green Program the builder chose to be a part of.

Stucco Lathe Inspection

This inspection covers making sure the material behind the stucco is creating a secondary drainage plane and is installed like a roof and securely fastened.

Stucco Scratch Coat Inspection

This inspection covers both quality of the stucco installation job as well as the expansion joint placements and the screed edges on the bottom of the stucco system to allow proper drainage.

Drywall Inspection

This inspection covers securing the drywall properly. This inspection can add some structural integrity and possibly increase firewall makeup. If installed a certain way and verified by our inspector this can be used as a possible wall bracing method.

Flatwork Inspection

This inspection covers any type of concrete pour that is not a structural component of the building. This can include sidewalks, or keyed in floors for the garage and basement floors. This is typically a Pre-Pour and a Pour on same inspection day.

Energy Star Final

Energy testing per the Energy Star testing requirements. Inspector must fill out the extra Energy Star Checklists. At minimum this inspection involves the Blower Door and Duct Blaster testing per the initial Proposed Rating to achieve Energy Star Certification. This inspection stage can also have Advanced Testing performed during this stage at an additional charge.

Energy Star Final w/Forensic

This inspection is used when a builder does not complete an insulation inspection and needs to certify the home. This inspection involves an Infrared Thermal Scan and verification of all energy efficient features of the home. This inspection can also involve Advanced testing as well. This is often called our Building Science Comfort Forensic.

EFL Final

Energy Testing per EFL Standards. Inspector must verify with the energy department of the target levels to ensure the testing protocol is met or exceeded.

Energy Star Final w/Green

Energy Final testing with Green program verification components.

Energy Final Code

Energy Final testing including Blower Door and Duct Blaster Testing. This testing parameters are to meet or exceed the limits in the Proposed calculation of the code home.

Energy Final Code w/Green

Energy Final testing including Blower Door and Duct Blaster Testing. This testing parameters are to meet or exceed the limits in the Proposed calculation of the code home. This inspection also covers the green program items that the builder chose to put on their initial scoring tool to comply with the green program.

Green Final

Final Inspection covering all of the items the builder placed on his scoring tool to comply with the respective green building program.

Thermal Inspection

This inspection is for providing a Thermal Camera inspection looking for missing insulation, water intrusion, or heated electrical components. This inspection can be individual or added to an Energy Final. Addresses that never received an insulation inspection must have a Thermal Inspection added to the Energy Final for energy rating compliance.

Advanced Testing

This inspection is for the advanced extra testing that DPIS Engineering can provide. This includes CFM Flow Measurements, Static pressure at the supply and return plenum and the room to room pressure. This testing follows the ACCA QI5 Standard.

Final Inspection

This is an inspection to cover all health and safety code items at the time of final home occupancy.

Final w/ Quality

This is the same as above but also includes cosmetic inspection to include items such as paint touch up, cabinet door alignment, caulking, etc.

Municipal - QA

This inspection is the cosmetic portion of the inspection - ONLY. No Code items to be called because the home was inspected by another city inspector. We are only out there for cosmetic only.

Final Grade Only

This inspection is to verify the finished grade only.

Final TREC

This is a final inspection to the TREC level. This really only means that it is our normal final inspection with the added verification of properly running appliances and tip devices installed correctly.

Compulevel

This is an inspection to check the level of a slab using the Compulevel device.

CSI Inspection

This is a Final inspection on the plumbing system only. This is per CSI inspection protocol and must be done by a specially certified inspector or under a plumbing certified engineer.

Bank Draw Inspection

This is an inspection to verify the construction stage completion percentage of the job. This is typically order by the bank to verify if the amount of money being asked from the builder matches the amount appropriate to stage of construction completion.

Forensic Structural Inspection

This is an inspection to cover a job that is already complete and has a potential problem on either the structural side or the comfort side. We send an expert or a team of experts out to the address to figure out the problem and complete a report informing the builder of the exact items that need to be corrected to fix the structural aspects in the house.